Professor Khaled Etayeb, President of the Libyan Society for Birds and national coordinator of the Winter Migratory Bird Census in Libya, participated in the 23rd European Bird Census Council Conference (Bird Numbers 2025), held from 31 March to 4 April 2025 in Riga, Latvia.

This participation was part of a partnership program with the Mediterranean Waterbirds Network, supervised by Tour du Valat in France, which supports monitoring and conservation efforts for waterbirds across the Mediterranean region.

The conference brought together 280 participants from 44 countries and provided an international scientific platform for exchanging knowledge and expertise in bird monitoring and census. Several scientific papers were presented, including analyses of winter migratory bird census data from the Mediterranean region, encompassing North African countries.

This engagement reflects the growing role of the Libyan Society for Birds at both regional and international levels in bird monitoring and conservation, and underscores its contribution to strengthening scientific collaboration among Mediterranean countries.